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G..P. OOOLIDGE. QUARTER BOOT FOR HORSES.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE E. OOOLIDGE, 0E ANTWERP, NEW YORK.

QUARTER-BOOTZ'FOR HORSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of'Letters Patent No. 367,271, dated July 26,1887.

' Application filed April 23, 1887. Serial No. 235,905. (No model.)

. T0 or whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE ,P. COOLIDGE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Antwerp, in the county of Jefferson and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Quarter-Boots; andIdo declare the following to be a full, clear, and

exact description of the invention, such as,

will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to makeanduse the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawi ugs, andto letters or figures of-reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification..

Figure l of the drawings is a representation 11 this invention, and is aperspective view. Fig. 2 is a vertical section. Fig. 3 is a bottom viewof the lower piece.

The invention relates to improvements in quarter-boots fol-horses; andit consists in the construction and novel combination of partshereinafter set forth, and illustrated in the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the fetlock, and a the hoof, ofone leg ofa horse, the shoe being designated by B.

C is the quarter-boot, composed of the upper section, D, and thelower'section, E, which sections are connected at their rear centralparts by the vertical straps F, long enough to allow one section to playon the other a slight distance. The said sections are wider at theirrear portions, which are free of each other.

The upper section, D,is attached over the hoof by a perforated strap, d,and a strap, d, having a buckle, d the tongue of which engages theperforations in the strap d. The section E is similarly attached overthe hoof below the section D by the perforation-strap e, thebuckle-straps e, and the'buckle e on the end thereof, the twosectionsbeing freev of each other, so that they can adjust themselves onthe hoof independently,

G is a metal plate inserted between the lower M section, E, at the loweredge of the same, and the strip H, which plate is curved inwardly tocause the corresponding part of the section E to fit into the verticalhollow in the rear side of the foot, of the horse.v

The section E, slip H, and intermediate plate, G, are secured togetherby the copper rivets I, which will not strike fire with the pending, andthe section E buckles similarly over the hoof and has the upper edge ofits rear portion overlaid by the lower edge of the section G, the loweredge of the section E being then adjacent to the calks of the shoe ornearthe ground, and the boot, while fitting snugly, adapts itself to thefoot either when raised or lowered, the plate and adjacent part of thesection E lying in the rear hollow of the foot and keeping the boot fromrotating on the hoof or slipping laterally thereon.

The boot as described is simple of construction and effective in use.

I am aware that a quarterboot has been constructed of two sectionsflexibly connected, one section constructed to protect the heel and theother the pastern-joint, arranged to overlap the upper edgeof the lowersection and havea vertical adjustment independent of the lower section,and do not claim, broadly, such a construction.

Having described) my invention, I claim- The herein-describedquarterboot, consisting of the upper section, D, provided with thestraps d d and buckle d", the lower section, E, provided with the strapse e and buckle e, the short vertical strap F, the bent metal plate G,the strap H, and the copper rivets I, securing the section E, plate G,and strap H together, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

eEoEeE P. COOLIDGE.

Witnesses:

RANSLAER WILLIAMs, W. N. J OHNSON.

